Bengaluru Matrimonial Fraud: Man Poses Wife as Sister, Swindles Engineer of 1.5 Crore

• A Bengaluru software engineer was defrauded of over 1.5 crore rupees by a man she met on a matrimonial website.
• The accused, Vijay Rajagouda, presented himself as a wealthy businessman and introduced his wife, Soumya, as his sister to gain trust.
• Vijay claimed his bank accounts were frozen and convinced the engineer to provide financial assistance, leading her to take out loans.
• Police have filed a fraud case against Vijay, his father Boregouda, and Soumya, investigating it as a planned matrimonial fraud.
• The 29-year-old victim, a resident of Whitefield, met Vijay in March 2024.

Why It Matters: A Bengaluru engineer lost 1.5 crore in a matrimonial scam where a man posed his wife as his sister.